The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

1A6SO al OCSOVCEe VI SAIlY III NOVSu-
Der. 1889, Heber @. KimbaiI, in company
rived in Kirkland. They had travelled
by team q distance of 300 miles. Their
first meeting with the Prophet, whom
they had COM so far TO see, was on the
eighth day of November. Joseph was
telling ere in the forest when the party
approached. 1t is traditional that, on
seeing Brigham, he said: "Fhere
comes q man who will yet lead this
Church." As to Heber, the heart of
Joseph was at once knit with his, in
friendship like unto that of David and
Jonathan; and this feeling of bretherly
love, like golden chain, uniting these
two noble souls, vas destined to endure
unbroken through time and eternity.
The newly arrived pilgrims had fallen
on perilous times. Mobocracy was rife
and rampant; persecution was raging
against the Church, both in Ohio and
Missouri. The Internal regions seemed
stirred to their depths at the prospect of
a temple, whose walis now climbing
heavenward gave promise of salvation
and deiiverance for the living and the
dead; the unlocking of prison doors.
the bursting of spirit dungeons. the
shifting of of letters from the limbs of
the slave of sin, and the ushering forth
of the penitent captive into the life and
light of gospel. liberty. Keys were
about to be restored whereby the
heavens would be brought nearer to the
earth, the prophets of the past would
minister in holy places TO the prophets
of the present, and the cause of human
pononntinV1 ro0oiuo Qnah on i'm
would shake the throne of Satan to its
foundations. No wonder the dominions
of Sheol were agitated. f
Joseph, Brigham and Heber together
in Kirtlandl By what strange fatality
were these mighty lives thus inter
woven2
We have seen how. Brigham and
Heber came together. and how from
thenceforth the currents of their lives
and fortunes ran parallel. And now
they we're joined with Joseph, their
prophet chief, like streams that swell a
river.
Interesting is it also, If only as coin
cidence, that so many of the leading
spirits of the latter-day work should
have been natives of Vermont-a
dladem for thee, proud State, and one
which thou wilt prize in coming tiInel-
from whence scattered, ere acquaint-
ance with the gospel or with each other
began, to meet as co-laborers in the
same great cause, among the hills and
dales of Northern OHIO. As though
the heavens had decreed their lives
should thus commingle. And the
heavens had so decreed. 1t was not
chance, it was destiny shaping their
ends" and fulfilling her mission in
their behalf. And though from the
ends of the earth-What matter names
or nativity 2-it had been the same.
He that scattered Israel will gather
| him :" from all nations that fated blood
when goes Jehovah's fat forth, like the
rain-drops sprinkled upon the bills
must trickIe back to the OCEAN whence it
came. ia ...
1t was a coalescing of affinities, the
reIinkiug. Of spirit chain, which
though it often part, is never broken,
and though seemingly divided, forever
inseparabIe.B 80. 4.. t.e....-
Are you ever going to be prepared to
see God, Jesus Christ. His angels, or
comprehend His servants, unless you
take faithful and prayerful course ?"
Did you actually know Joseph
Smith, ..rs ..
The questions are Heber c. Kimball's,
addressed in later years to q congregs-
ton of thu Saints. ......-. -
No" be answers for thsm, and con-
tinues: .H 80, ......-..
do You know Brother Brigham
No."
"Do you know Brother Heber9 No;
you do not" 800
"Do you know the Twelve? You do
not; if you did you would begin to
know God, and learn that those men
who are chosen to direct and counsel
| you, are near kindred to God and O
Jesus Christ, for the keys. power and
authority of the kingdom Of God are in
tnat lineage"
This, then, was the purpose, the d.
vine intending, for which they were
now in conjunction; noble and great
one " great in the heavens and grea,
upon the earth, ordained as rulers" ere
morning stars sang together, or Sons oil
God shouted for joy. around the cradle
of the infant world. This, the object oil
thei- descent from celestial empires
to build up a Kingdom unto God, and
prepare the world for the coming oil
! Him whose right it is to reign
Jewels from JehoVah's diadem, dia-
monds IN The dust, unseen OF SAINT OF
sinner in all their lustre, concealed from
a world unworthy of the light it could
not comprehend.
AS Prophet, Seer and Revelator to
the Church of Jesus Christ, It's presiden
and earthly head, and holder of the
KEYS of the last dispsnsation, Joseph
was already in the high and holy esict
for which he was predestined and fore
ordained. Not so, Brigham; not Sc
Heber; not so their apostolic compeers
A triel of their faith was first necessary
q trial now near at hand. to prove then
worthy in the flesh of the great calling
whereunto they were called IN The
eternal councils.
In the month of February, 1884, game
commandment from the Almighty
unto His prophet, 'te ''gather up h'
strength OF his house" and go up ant
redeem Zion - in other words to recove.
from the hands of a force and me-ciles
mob the lands in Jackson County, Mis-
soari, from which the Saints had beer
driven. ..
Such was the origin and object o
lions Camp. Such, the nature OF th
perilous duty laid upon them.
Bidding farewell to his family anc
friapds Uhon he hardly dared hope b.